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Can't load lump x, allocation of x bytes failed! Engine Error

 
 

Article ID: 5724-WAGJ-0918 Updated: May 08, 2008

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Windows Vista Users

This error may be related to the way in which Windows Vista handles memory allocation. If you are using Windows Vista, please see the Virtual address space usage in Windows game development topic at the Microsoft Help and Support center.

 
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